Editor’s note: This story is part of a Special Report on the global youth unemployment crisis, “Generation TBD.” It’s the result of a GroundTruth reporting fellowship featuring 21 correspondents reporting in 11 countries, part of a year-long effort that brings together media, technology, education and humanitarian partners for an authoritative exploration of . . . → Read More: How America is crumbling from within

Addressing a news conference on government’s one-year performance on 6th August, 2014, Finance Minister was highly selective in dishing out figures to show that the economy has made a steady progress during the tenure of the present dispensation. According to him, privatisation process was moving forward in a transparent manner and tax and power sector . . . → Read More: How long will Ishaq Dar lie to the nation

(By Khaleeq Kiani) ISLAMABAD: The government is expected to increase by 60 per cent the subsidy provided to the power sector in July to ensure minimum loadshedding during Sehr, Iftar and Taraveeh times.

PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has formally launched online system in the province to control prices of essential commodities during the holy month of Ramzan-ul-Mubarak.

This is part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government special reforms initiative. This was revealed at a high-level meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Khalid Pervez on the special directives of . . . → Read More: KP’s new online price control system

Over 35 labour unions representing the staff of government institutions along with current and former members of parliament on Tuesday unanimously vowed to oppose any plans to privatise state enterprises.

The anti-privatisation conference at the National Press Club saw the main hall jam-packed with employees and federations of Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Institute of Medical . . . → Read More: Privatization to be stopped by Labor Unions

Finance Ministers usually outline in their budget speech the objectives they wish to achieve. I watched the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar budget speech on TV and was impressed by his knowledge of detail. But he did not outline his objectives; I had to glean his objectives from his long and . . . → Read More: Budget 2013-14 not as bad as it sounds

The ministry of food security has conceded that poverty has been increasing in the country during the past four and a half years of the PPP-led coalition government.

The Senate was informed on Thursday that as per estimates of the World Bank and the UNDP, 17.2 per cent of Pakistanis were living below the poverty . . . → Read More: Food insecurity rising admits govt